Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism
@urgentactionfund.bsky.social
We partner with frontline feminist movements to support women, trans, and non-binary activists striving to create a more just and equitable world. Learn more at urgentactionfund.org.
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Hi, we are Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism. We partner with frontline feminist movements to support women, trans, and non-binary activists striving to create a more just and equitable world. We’d love to build community here on Bluesky.
Learn more about us! urgentactionfund.org
Learn more about us! urgentactionfund.org
Evelyn Guillén was sentenced to 8 years in prison for a fabricated crime related to drug trafficking. On November 29, 2025 the Nicaraguan regime replaced prison with alternative forms of detention
#FreeEvelyn #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
#FreeEvelyn #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Evelyn Guillén was sentenced to 8 years in prison for a fabricated crime related to drug trafficking. On November 29, 2025 the Nicaraguan regime replaced prison with alternative forms of detention
#FreeEvelyn #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
#FreeEvelyn #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
Digital violence silences women, trans, and nonbinary people's voices, limits their participation in society, and perpetuates real-world harm. There's #NoExcuse for digital abuse. ❌
We can face risks like digital violence with collective power and care: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
We can face risks like digital violence with collective power and care: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Digital violence silences women, trans, and nonbinary people's voices, limits their participation in society, and perpetuates real-world harm. There's #NoExcuse for digital abuse. ❌
We can face risks like digital violence with collective power and care: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
We can face risks like digital violence with collective power and care: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
If you are a feminist climate or environmental justice activist facing unanticipated risks and threats or organizing emergent advocacy efforts, we see you! And we’ve got a funding opportunity for you. 👇👀👇 urgentactionfund.org/our-grants/
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you are a feminist climate or environmental justice activist facing unanticipated risks and threats or organizing emergent advocacy efforts, we see you! And we’ve got a funding opportunity for you. 👇👀👇 urgentactionfund.org/our-grants/
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
How does care enable us to respond to the era of permacrisis? We're inviting activists, creatives, philanthropists, healers, academics, & frontline responders to submit short pieces that are more than 2000 words for an in-depth series for the @SSIR.org.
shorturl.at/6VJz1
How does care enable us to respond to the era of permacrisis? We're inviting activists, creatives, philanthropists, healers, academics, & frontline responders to submit short pieces that are more than 2000 words for an in-depth series for the @SSIR.org.
shorturl.at/6VJz1
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
How does care enable us to respond to the era of permacrisis? We're inviting activists, creatives, philanthropists, healers, academics, & frontline responders to submit short pieces that are more than 2000 words for an in-depth series for the @SSIR.org.
shorturl.at/6VJz1
How does care enable us to respond to the era of permacrisis? We're inviting activists, creatives, philanthropists, healers, academics, & frontline responders to submit short pieces that are more than 2000 words for an in-depth series for the @SSIR.org.
shorturl.at/6VJz1
Feminist activists are leading movements for justice and equity. They face enormous backlash–including online. We must make the digital world safe for those defending rights on the frontlines.
💪 Feminist strategies for fighting back against backlash: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/stories #16Days
💪 Feminist strategies for fighting back against backlash: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/stories #16Days
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Feminist activists are leading movements for justice and equity. They face enormous backlash–including online. We must make the digital world safe for those defending rights on the frontlines.
💪 Feminist strategies for fighting back against backlash: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/stories #16Days
💪 Feminist strategies for fighting back against backlash: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/stories #16Days
"Disability justice is not peripheral to feminism; it is central."
Discover why centering disability justice is the non-negotiable next step to transform global feminist movements: cmiconsortium.org/activism-fro...
Discover why centering disability justice is the non-negotiable next step to transform global feminist movements: cmiconsortium.org/activism-fro...
December 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Disability justice is not peripheral to feminism; it is central."
Discover why centering disability justice is the non-negotiable next step to transform global feminist movements: cmiconsortium.org/activism-fro...
Discover why centering disability justice is the non-negotiable next step to transform global feminist movements: cmiconsortium.org/activism-fro...
Today is Giving Tuesday! A day to collectively give back to the movements & activists building the world we envision.
Your donation to our work with frontline activists is matched today, & it sends an undeniable message to our grantee partners: you are not alone. urgentactionfund.org/donate
Your donation to our work with frontline activists is matched today, & it sends an undeniable message to our grantee partners: you are not alone. urgentactionfund.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today is Giving Tuesday! A day to collectively give back to the movements & activists building the world we envision.
Your donation to our work with frontline activists is matched today, & it sends an undeniable message to our grantee partners: you are not alone. urgentactionfund.org/donate
Your donation to our work with frontline activists is matched today, & it sends an undeniable message to our grantee partners: you are not alone. urgentactionfund.org/donate
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, one of the biggest days of global giving and solidarity. Thanks to the generosity of an early donor, the first $5,000 we raised will be matched dollar for dollar. Keep the momentum going and double the impact of your gift: urgentactionfund.org/donate/
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, one of the biggest days of global giving and solidarity. Thanks to the generosity of an early donor, the first $5,000 we raised will be matched dollar for dollar. Keep the momentum going and double the impact of your gift: urgentactionfund.org/donate/
#NoExcuse for digital abuse: From deep fake videos to sexualized smear campaigns, feminist activists are often the testing ground for digital abuse.
📌 We must center their strategies and wisdom to make the digital world safer for all: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/solutions/ #16Days
📌 We must center their strategies and wisdom to make the digital world safer for all: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/solutions/ #16Days
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#NoExcuse for digital abuse: From deep fake videos to sexualized smear campaigns, feminist activists are often the testing ground for digital abuse.
📌 We must center their strategies and wisdom to make the digital world safer for all: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/solutions/ #16Days
📌 We must center their strategies and wisdom to make the digital world safer for all: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/solutions/ #16Days
On November 27, 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted its first-ever resolution on women human rights defenders. This was a significant achievement for WHRDIC and #WHRD groups worldwide. The historic document recognizes the threats, discrimination, and violence faced by WHRDs.
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On November 27, 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted its first-ever resolution on women human rights defenders. This was a significant achievement for WHRDIC and #WHRD groups worldwide. The historic document recognizes the threats, discrimination, and violence faced by WHRDs.
Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death in 2024. Arrested in 2023, she was denied access to legal representation and subjected to torture and intimidation.
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
@whrdic.bsky.social
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
@whrdic.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death in 2024. Arrested in 2023, she was denied access to legal representation and subjected to torture and intimidation.
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
@whrdic.bsky.social
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
@whrdic.bsky.social
On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, @whrdic.bsky.social is relaunching the “SPREADING THE ECHO” campaign for its third year. #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, @whrdic.bsky.social is relaunching the “SPREADING THE ECHO” campaign for its third year. #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
Policy makers and funders must take meaningful steps to protect human rights defenders in online spaces. There’s #NoExcuse for digital abuse. ❌ Learn more about what online backlash against feminist activists looks like and how we can fight back: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Policy makers and funders must take meaningful steps to protect human rights defenders in online spaces. There’s #NoExcuse for digital abuse. ❌ Learn more about what online backlash against feminist activists looks like and how we can fight back: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
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Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death in 2024. Arrested in 2023, she was denied access to legal representation and subjected to torture and intimidation.
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death in 2024. Arrested in 2023, she was denied access to legal representation and subjected to torture and intimidation.
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
Next week, our sister fund UAF-Africa will convene the 3rd Feminist Republik Festival, amplifying the voices of African women HRDs living and working in armed conflict settings.
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/regener...
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/regener...
Regenerating in the storm: Grounding healing justice in conflict settings - Alliance magazine
‘We need to restore ourselves to wholeness. Trauma fragments us, so we can’t do anything before we gather. So, we are regrouping. Healing, to me, is regrouping, which is restoring. We might not…
www.alliancemagazine.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Next week, our sister fund UAF-Africa will convene the 3rd Feminist Republik Festival, amplifying the voices of African women HRDs living and working in armed conflict settings.
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/regener...
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/regener...
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#TDoR2025
Today and every day, we honour the lives of all our trans siblings worldwide who have been taken from us. Each name represents a person, a community, a story cut short. Their stories endure in our memory and in our ongoing struggle for justice.
Today and every day, we honour the lives of all our trans siblings worldwide who have been taken from us. Each name represents a person, a community, a story cut short. Their stories endure in our memory and in our ongoing struggle for justice.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
#TDoR2025
Today and every day, we honour the lives of all our trans siblings worldwide who have been taken from us. Each name represents a person, a community, a story cut short. Their stories endure in our memory and in our ongoing struggle for justice.
Today and every day, we honour the lives of all our trans siblings worldwide who have been taken from us. Each name represents a person, a community, a story cut short. Their stories endure in our memory and in our ongoing struggle for justice.
For activists like Anna, peacebuilding comes at a heavy price.
She has faced smear campaigns, intimidation, online threats—and ultimately was forced into exile. Anna spoke frankly about the toll this backlash has taken—and how much collective care has allowed her to heal.
shorturl.at/0cNTx
She has faced smear campaigns, intimidation, online threats—and ultimately was forced into exile. Anna spoke frankly about the toll this backlash has taken—and how much collective care has allowed her to heal.
shorturl.at/0cNTx
Forced into exile, but not silence
Next in Our Fearless Together Series: Meet Anna This email is part of a series where we deliver powerful stories of feminist activists, right to your inbox. Feminist movements are fearless, and so are...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For activists like Anna, peacebuilding comes at a heavy price.
She has faced smear campaigns, intimidation, online threats—and ultimately was forced into exile. Anna spoke frankly about the toll this backlash has taken—and how much collective care has allowed her to heal.
shorturl.at/0cNTx
She has faced smear campaigns, intimidation, online threats—and ultimately was forced into exile. Anna spoke frankly about the toll this backlash has taken—and how much collective care has allowed her to heal.
shorturl.at/0cNTx
How can philanthropy meet the polycrisis of rising authoritarianism & intensifying climate disaster?
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
How can philanthropy meet the polycrisis of rising authoritarianism & intensifying climate disaster?
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
“The fact is that queer people do not have the same rights. There is this huge new political, conservative push to silence us and take away our rights.”
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“The fact is that queer people do not have the same rights. There is this huge new political, conservative push to silence us and take away our rights.”
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
“We have plenty of recommendations and proposals. In our lands lie our source of life, our stewardship, our future. Through time, we have learned to mitigate and adapt. We want to be part of the conversation.” #DecolonizeCOP30
grist.org/global-indig...
grist.org/global-indig...
'We are not here for theater': Can the 'most Indigenous COP' live up to the hype?
Brazil’s push to spotlight Indigenous voices at COP30 could redefine what inclusion looks like — or expose how shallow it’s been.
grist.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“We have plenty of recommendations and proposals. In our lands lie our source of life, our stewardship, our future. Through time, we have learned to mitigate and adapt. We want to be part of the conversation.” #DecolonizeCOP30
grist.org/global-indig...
grist.org/global-indig...
Every home has a story.
Our latest report, “Rumah Kita: The Story of Our Becoming,” shares how Urgent Action Fund, Asia & Pacific came into being—through courage, collaboration, and the wisdom of sisterhood.
Watch out for the report—dropping soon!
Our latest report, “Rumah Kita: The Story of Our Becoming,” shares how Urgent Action Fund, Asia & Pacific came into being—through courage, collaboration, and the wisdom of sisterhood.
Watch out for the report—dropping soon!
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Every home has a story.
Our latest report, “Rumah Kita: The Story of Our Becoming,” shares how Urgent Action Fund, Asia & Pacific came into being—through courage, collaboration, and the wisdom of sisterhood.
Watch out for the report—dropping soon!
Our latest report, “Rumah Kita: The Story of Our Becoming,” shares how Urgent Action Fund, Asia & Pacific came into being—through courage, collaboration, and the wisdom of sisterhood.
Watch out for the report—dropping soon!
“Activists from Strength” is now available in Arabic & Russian.
This isn’t just a report—it’s a powerful tool built by the direct experiences of disability and gender justice activists in the Middle East, Central Asia, & Eastern Europe.
urgentactionfund.org/publications/
This isn’t just a report—it’s a powerful tool built by the direct experiences of disability and gender justice activists in the Middle East, Central Asia, & Eastern Europe.
urgentactionfund.org/publications/
Publications – Urgent Action Fund
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November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“Activists from Strength” is now available in Arabic & Russian.
This isn’t just a report—it’s a powerful tool built by the direct experiences of disability and gender justice activists in the Middle East, Central Asia, & Eastern Europe.
urgentactionfund.org/publications/
This isn’t just a report—it’s a powerful tool built by the direct experiences of disability and gender justice activists in the Middle East, Central Asia, & Eastern Europe.
urgentactionfund.org/publications/
"Back in 2023, UAF A&P was one of the first funders to send relief aid to our organization... Since then, the UAF Sister Funds in the Pacific have given me incredible opportunities to gather in transnational spaces with other organizers & activists across the globe." shorturl.at/zUxQ2
Militarization Took The Home I Knew — Here’s Why I’m Fighting Back with Words
In militarized Micronesia, human rights defender Siobhon Rumurang shows how militarization rewrites ordinary life. Here's her story.
www.globalcitizen.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"Back in 2023, UAF A&P was one of the first funders to send relief aid to our organization... Since then, the UAF Sister Funds in the Pacific have given me incredible opportunities to gather in transnational spaces with other organizers & activists across the globe." shorturl.at/zUxQ2
Injustice requires silence to take root and grow.
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Injustice requires silence to take root and grow.
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
Reposted by Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism
I saw Miss Major speak once; she received many questions about handling hard things, e.g. burnout, disagreement w/ allies, etc.
Over and over, Miss Major gave a short and pointed reply which basically boiled down to “You get up, every day, and you do the work.”
So let’s do the work, for her.
Over and over, Miss Major gave a short and pointed reply which basically boiled down to “You get up, every day, and you do the work.”
So let’s do the work, for her.
“Major never abandoned the struggle against fascism, which is to say, the fight to free us all… the way to honor Major is to keep hammering holes in the walls that confine us, and to expand the trans and queer spaces she built.”
- Toshio Meronek & Eric A Stanley
truthout.org/articles/to-...
- Toshio Meronek & Eric A Stanley
truthout.org/articles/to-...
To Honor Miss Major, We Fight for the Trans and Queer Spaces She Built
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy embraced the messiness of revolt with magnetic optimism.
truthout.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I saw Miss Major speak once; she received many questions about handling hard things, e.g. burnout, disagreement w/ allies, etc.
Over and over, Miss Major gave a short and pointed reply which basically boiled down to “You get up, every day, and you do the work.”
So let’s do the work, for her.
Over and over, Miss Major gave a short and pointed reply which basically boiled down to “You get up, every day, and you do the work.”
So let’s do the work, for her.